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For each request, please include the following information. For UA, choose PQF, PQP or BIS (for MM runners).
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Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed:
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Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
Please post the exact amount of miles needed. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
Departure Airport:
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed:
Maximum Budget:
Available Travel Dates:
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay:
Route(s) You've Already Searched:
For each response. Please quote the original request. DO NOT START A NEW THREAD.
Please post the exact amount of miles needed. You will get fewer options with a roundup number (eg, 5000 instead of 4830; IAD-SFO nonstop will work for the latter.)
UA/Star Alliance: 2024 Consolidated Mileage/Status/Challenge Runs help needed
#46
Join Date: Aug 2023
Location: PHX/SFO/LAX
Posts: 141
Or the other way around is $218 r/t
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...k6Vy8hohdKoQU7
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...k6Vy8hohdKoQU7
#47
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
An example -
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...q5v6yj47WRwt76
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...GbR41vZkrsVHf8
#48
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
Or there is OGG-SFO-SEA-SFO-OGG - $218 r/t - 6034 miles - 3.61 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wTTYVoh6asqiK9
Depending on how much time you have, you can get a trip to Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH), but the cheapest trips are several days long.
KOA-DEN-ORD-ZRH-IAD-LAX-KOA - $670 r/t - 17609 miles - 3.8 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...YNRMqiiSMPiTv8
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...idQDoxfz2E8uM6
The price climbs quickly for shorter trips to about $820 r/t - 4.65 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...mTqJqDXdqp7iYA
Just above 4cpm and an interesting flight option!
HNL-LAX-MEL roundtrip. I didn't even know you could fly United roundtrip to Australia from Hawaii. I guess I assumed the route would be too inefficient since you basically fly the wrong direction for 5 hours to begin the journey.
HNL-MEL - $979 r/t - 20954 miles - 4.67cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nice9NSg5r5SUA
I guess AA flies AKL-Portugal/Spain via the US, so this is a similar fare to that one.
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...wTTYVoh6asqiK9
Depending on how much time you have, you can get a trip to Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH), but the cheapest trips are several days long.
KOA-DEN-ORD-ZRH-IAD-LAX-KOA - $670 r/t - 17609 miles - 3.8 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...YNRMqiiSMPiTv8
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...idQDoxfz2E8uM6
The price climbs quickly for shorter trips to about $820 r/t - 4.65 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...mTqJqDXdqp7iYA
Just above 4cpm and an interesting flight option!
HNL-LAX-MEL roundtrip. I didn't even know you could fly United roundtrip to Australia from Hawaii. I guess I assumed the route would be too inefficient since you basically fly the wrong direction for 5 hours to begin the journey.
HNL-MEL - $979 r/t - 20954 miles - 4.67cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...nice9NSg5r5SUA
I guess AA flies AKL-Portugal/Spain via the US, so this is a similar fare to that one.
#50
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: EWR/PHL/JFK
Programs: A3*G, AS MVPG, UA, AA
Posts: 646
I did have a look at the thread you posted, some people have claimed they've received the 50% miles earned/redeemable, I also went back to OZ's chart for United.
Further below it shows N class gives mileage but can't be used for flights? Weird..
I went back to United to see my actual fare class. See below; so am I being credited under N or K/G respectively?
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/503x210/image_222a0f61f50f37fe3dbbdd26ee623cc51ab21ff2.png)
And fare rules show:
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/1154x310/image_e291117c4202fcecc183b2c9edf14b49d93dd674.png)
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/588x570/image_161ff2433632387edea5e3304af4621f12f83fa6.png)
Further below it shows N class gives mileage but can't be used for flights? Weird..
I went back to United to see my actual fare class. See below; so am I being credited under N or K/G respectively?
![](https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/503x210/image_222a0f61f50f37fe3dbbdd26ee623cc51ab21ff2.png)
And fare rules show:
![](https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/1154x310/image_e291117c4202fcecc183b2c9edf14b49d93dd674.png)
![](https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.flyertalk.com-vbulletin/588x570/image_161ff2433632387edea5e3304af4621f12f83fa6.png)
In terms of your fare rules, this is something that AS does as well. The fare class for BE is always N; however, there is an underlying non-basic code that it maps to for the fare rules (Alaska does this with X fares). The earning, if any, would be based on N, not K/G.
#51
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...LUHsHpRhJHRAw9
SEA-EWR-BOG-IAH-SEA - $259 r/t through May - 2.89 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...M4WMV33uoiK6P6
If somebody is starting in Asia, fares out of Singapore dropped about a week ago.
SIN-SFO-IAD-LGA - $714 r/t - 3.14 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...X5FBh23ew2xri8
#52
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Los Angeles, California
Programs: United, American, Delta, Hyatt, Hilton, Hertz, Marriott
Posts: 14,961
Nah, $1456 roundtrip - HNL-LAX-EWR-DXB, but the fare isn't basic economy - 6.13 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...LUHsHpRhJHRAw9
SEA-EWR-BOG-IAH-SEA - $259 r/t through May - 2.89 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...M4WMV33uoiK6P6
If somebody is starting in Asia, fares out of Singapore dropped about a week ago.
SIN-SFO-IAD-LGA - $714 r/t - 3.14 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...X5FBh23ew2xri8
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...LUHsHpRhJHRAw9
SEA-EWR-BOG-IAH-SEA - $259 r/t through May - 2.89 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...M4WMV33uoiK6P6
If somebody is starting in Asia, fares out of Singapore dropped about a week ago.
SIN-SFO-IAD-LGA - $714 r/t - 3.14 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...X5FBh23ew2xri8
#53
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
Last week oneworld dropped prices on flights from Hawaii / US West Coast to Europe and a few days later Star Alliance matched.
Some of these are UA ticket stock, but not completely operated by UA
Kahului (OGG) - Rome (FCO) - $505 r/t - 17774 miles - 2.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Feu243RTfAqcMA
Chicago (ORD) - Seattle (SEA) - $117 r/t - 3442 miles - 3.39 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...UxzxZwTZV5qAJ9
Bogota (BOG) - Seattle (SEA) - $278 r/t - 8194 miles - 3.39 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...sWtdondt7Xe4t8
Honolulu (HNL) - Zurich (ZRH) - $513 r/t - 17948 miles - 2.86 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8r74V5nyEBnra6
Honolulu (HNL) - Lyon (LYS) - $549 r/t - 18090 miles - 3.03 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...tmPNwBRaiqF6JA
Santa Ana (SN) - Athens (ATH) - $504 r/t - 14778 miles - 3.41 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...BbVK5jTQ8cQuY7
Tucson (TUS) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 14224 miles - 3.58 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kzsKvG1Nxupgu6
San Luis Obispo (SBP) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 15820 miles - 3.22 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WAyngXQbKLu5b6
Kailua (KOA) - Munich (MUC) - $570 r/t - 17295 miles - 3.30 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...bd18zNAR9Wu9G6
Salt Lake City (SLC) - Bogota (BOG) - $259 r/t - 7003 miles - 3.69 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...z1hTUiEXLnwEK9
Honolulu (HNL) - Frankfurt (FRA) - $586 r/t - 16196 miles - 3.62 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jPJ4Umo9AXNky8
Medford (MFR) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 16108 miles - 3.16 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...a8d5eAmuGPUuXA
Kahului (OGG) - Florence (FLR) - $548 r/t - 17254 miles - 3.18 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Px1uyZUyd9R356
San Francisco (SFO) - Tirana (TIA) - $507 r/t - 13103 miles - 3.87 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...JeCGeXFD1vqs8A
Kailua (KOA) - San Francisco (SFO) - $200 r/t - 5208 miles - 3.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...DSvGkTY2ARLEZ9
San Francisco (SFO) - Kailua (KOA) - $200 r/t - 5208 miles - 3.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qJN83a4VFyqLQ6
San Francisco (SFO) - Kauai (LIH) - $195 r/t - 4894 miles - 3.98 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Mj8xsodmqdDro6
Kahului (OGG) - Frankfurt (FRA) - $591 r/t - 17257 miles - 3.42 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8yrosKQcmU89i8
Santa Ana (SNA) - Barcelona (BCN) - $491 r/t - 12615 miles - 3.89 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...mtJaSmsegCNZs8
Some of these are UA ticket stock, but not completely operated by UA
Kahului (OGG) - Rome (FCO) - $505 r/t - 17774 miles - 2.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Feu243RTfAqcMA
Chicago (ORD) - Seattle (SEA) - $117 r/t - 3442 miles - 3.39 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...UxzxZwTZV5qAJ9
Bogota (BOG) - Seattle (SEA) - $278 r/t - 8194 miles - 3.39 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...sWtdondt7Xe4t8
Honolulu (HNL) - Zurich (ZRH) - $513 r/t - 17948 miles - 2.86 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8r74V5nyEBnra6
Honolulu (HNL) - Lyon (LYS) - $549 r/t - 18090 miles - 3.03 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...tmPNwBRaiqF6JA
Santa Ana (SN) - Athens (ATH) - $504 r/t - 14778 miles - 3.41 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...BbVK5jTQ8cQuY7
Tucson (TUS) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 14224 miles - 3.58 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...kzsKvG1Nxupgu6
San Luis Obispo (SBP) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 15820 miles - 3.22 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WAyngXQbKLu5b6
Kailua (KOA) - Munich (MUC) - $570 r/t - 17295 miles - 3.30 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...bd18zNAR9Wu9G6
Salt Lake City (SLC) - Bogota (BOG) - $259 r/t - 7003 miles - 3.69 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...z1hTUiEXLnwEK9
Honolulu (HNL) - Frankfurt (FRA) - $586 r/t - 16196 miles - 3.62 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...jPJ4Umo9AXNky8
Medford (MFR) - Athens (ATH) - $509 r/t - 16108 miles - 3.16 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...a8d5eAmuGPUuXA
Kahului (OGG) - Florence (FLR) - $548 r/t - 17254 miles - 3.18 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Px1uyZUyd9R356
San Francisco (SFO) - Tirana (TIA) - $507 r/t - 13103 miles - 3.87 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...JeCGeXFD1vqs8A
Kailua (KOA) - San Francisco (SFO) - $200 r/t - 5208 miles - 3.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...DSvGkTY2ARLEZ9
San Francisco (SFO) - Kailua (KOA) - $200 r/t - 5208 miles - 3.84 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qJN83a4VFyqLQ6
San Francisco (SFO) - Kauai (LIH) - $195 r/t - 4894 miles - 3.98 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...Mj8xsodmqdDro6
Kahului (OGG) - Frankfurt (FRA) - $591 r/t - 17257 miles - 3.42 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...8yrosKQcmU89i8
Santa Ana (SNA) - Barcelona (BCN) - $491 r/t - 12615 miles - 3.89 cpm
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...mtJaSmsegCNZs8
#55
Join Date: Sep 2021
Posts: 8
Departure Airport: EWR/LGA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5000 PQP
Maximum Budget: $3000
Available Travel Dates: Till 12/31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares Okay
Hi All! After a few years of American I'm working on coming back to United and regaining status. Basically want to get ahead on qualifying for gold and want to find the most efficient ways of earning PQPs. Know that PE flights on European preferred partners can get some great $ spent/PQP ratios but wondering if anyone has sen some optimized partners/routing that could get me there the quickest.
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5000 PQP
Maximum Budget: $3000
Available Travel Dates: Till 12/31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares Okay
Hi All! After a few years of American I'm working on coming back to United and regaining status. Basically want to get ahead on qualifying for gold and want to find the most efficient ways of earning PQPs. Know that PE flights on European preferred partners can get some great $ spent/PQP ratios but wondering if anyone has sen some optimized partners/routing that could get me there the quickest.
#56
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
Departure Airport: EWR/LGA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5000 PQP
Maximum Budget: $3000
Available Travel Dates: Till 12/31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares Okay
Hi All! After a few years of American I'm working on coming back to United and regaining status. Basically want to get ahead on qualifying for gold and want to find the most efficient ways of earning PQPs. Know that PE flights on European preferred partners can get some great $ spent/PQP ratios but wondering if anyone has sen some optimized partners/routing that could get me there the quickest.
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: 5000 PQP
Maximum Budget: $3000
Available Travel Dates: Till 12/31
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: Codeshares Okay
Hi All! After a few years of American I'm working on coming back to United and regaining status. Basically want to get ahead on qualifying for gold and want to find the most efficient ways of earning PQPs. Know that PE flights on European preferred partners can get some great $ spent/PQP ratios but wondering if anyone has sen some optimized partners/routing that could get me there the quickest.
For example, here's an economy / premium economy mix to Nairobi, Kenya (NBO) for $1506 roundtrip - https://www.google.com/travel/flight...WApu1bNkPqcdB6
You'll hit the PQP cap on the flights to/from Europe and the flights between Europe and NBO, but you'll still earn 3106 PQP for the roundtrip (the economy segments actually earn 150% mileage because they book into Y).
Cost per PQP - 48.4868 cents USD each
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#57
Join Date: Aug 2023
Posts: 5
Departure Airport: HNL, SFO, LAX
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP
Maximum Budget: $2k UA Flight credit
Available Travel Dates: May -> EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO/CPT,
Sitting on $2k FC and 2219 PQP. Got another 750+- PQP coming end of month on a HNL/RNO RT and again First week of May. SO, I would like to max out some PQP even though I know it's almost 1:1 on UA. I would be willing to add on if using the 2k FC would help with positioning me for better opportunities.
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP
Maximum Budget: $2k UA Flight credit
Available Travel Dates: May -> EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO/CPT,
Sitting on $2k FC and 2219 PQP. Got another 750+- PQP coming end of month on a HNL/RNO RT and again First week of May. SO, I would like to max out some PQP even though I know it's almost 1:1 on UA. I would be willing to add on if using the 2k FC would help with positioning me for better opportunities.
#58
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: CLT
Posts: 2,220
Departure Airport: HNL, SFO, LAX
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP
Maximum Budget: $2k UA Flight credit
Available Travel Dates: May -> EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO/CPT,
Sitting on $2k FC and 2219 PQP. Got another 750+- PQP coming end of month on a HNL/RNO RT and again First week of May. SO, I would like to max out some PQP even though I know it's almost 1:1 on UA. I would be willing to add on if using the 2k FC would help with positioning me for better opportunities.
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP
Maximum Budget: $2k UA Flight credit
Available Travel Dates: May -> EOY
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: UA
Route(s) You've Already Searched: SFO/CPT,
Sitting on $2k FC and 2219 PQP. Got another 750+- PQP coming end of month on a HNL/RNO RT and again First week of May. SO, I would like to max out some PQP even though I know it's almost 1:1 on UA. I would be willing to add on if using the 2k FC would help with positioning me for better opportunities.
Enjoy! Hope you're not disappointed.
#59
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: GEG/DEN/ATL
Programs: UA 1K, TK E+, AS MVPG, SPG&Marriott Plat, HHD, Hertz PC
Posts: 433
I’m trying to maximize PQF to hit 1K. Is there any tips and tricks to adding extra connections 94 maximizing the number of connections beyond “brute searching”. Eg. ATL (or CHA)-IAD and DEN in F while keeping the cost around 1.5k or so.
#60
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: IAH, YYC
Programs: UA 1K
Posts: 790
I was referred here from another thread and would appreciate some help with getting my fiancé over the line for 1K this year because I’m hitting a bit of a brick wall and struggling to find much over 1.8 PQP per $ spent ($0.55 per PQP)
Departure Airport: IAH but willing to depart from elsewhere in North America or do two mileage runs by nesting a return trip beginning outside NA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP (5,000 - 6,000 or so)
Maximum Budget: hoping for around $2,200 - $3,000
Available Travel Dates: open
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: probably will have to be mostly partner metal to get the amount of PQP needed
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TUN-IAH in LH/AC J, or MAD/BCN in AC PY is the best I’ve come up with so far, but have searched more or less the whole world back to IAH
Because this is a fun way to spend a weekend for us, bonus if the destination is interesting (even if only for a 24 hour mileage run stopover). Double bonus if the MR isn’t in Y although we are willing to do it in Y if the math works.
Departure Airport: IAH but willing to depart from elsewhere in North America or do two mileage runs by nesting a return trip beginning outside NA
Miles (PQF/PQP/BIS, choose one) Needed: PQP (5,000 - 6,000 or so)
Maximum Budget: hoping for around $2,200 - $3,000
Available Travel Dates: open
Required Metal or Codeshares Okay: probably will have to be mostly partner metal to get the amount of PQP needed
Route(s) You've Already Searched: TUN-IAH in LH/AC J, or MAD/BCN in AC PY is the best I’ve come up with so far, but have searched more or less the whole world back to IAH
Because this is a fun way to spend a weekend for us, bonus if the destination is interesting (even if only for a 24 hour mileage run stopover). Double bonus if the MR isn’t in Y although we are willing to do it in Y if the math works.
Last edited by david_oz; Mar 16, 2024 at 10:18 pm